| Contents |
Authoritarian perseverance -- Ruling under stress -- The constitution, elections, and legitimacy -- Elected institutions -- The unelected leadership -- The Praetorians -- Maintaining the system -- The deep state -- Intra-elite dynamics -- The state and its riches. |
| Abstract |
"Drawing on extensive fieldwork and rare primary sources, Mehran Kamrava provides a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state exercises power. Highlighting the nuances of Iranian politics, Kamrava shows how factional politics and rentierism serve to enhance state resilience"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kamrava, Mehran, 1964- Righteous politics Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009362023 |
| LCCN | 2022059518 |
| ISBN | 9781009362054 |
| ISBN | 9781009362030 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1009362038 |
| ISBN | 1009362054 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | PDF ebook |
